(1/3) Thank you to Senator Marilou McPhedran (@senmarilou.bsky.social) for presenting our first Feed Your Mind lecture of the year. This insightful and engaging dialogue was a great way to start off the year!

à l’invitation de mon ancienne étudiante Katrina Leclerc, qui est maintenant la prof ! ⭕️ 😊🙏

Another circle in my life- At The @uwinnipeg.bsky.social ( where I was the first woman student president 50+ years ago), I was the guest prof in a human rights course I designed and taught -invited by my former student @leclerck.bsky.social, who is now the prof! ⭕️ 😊🙏

#ICYMI: Youth Leading Change is out now! 👉 Leclerck.com/youth-leading-change So thrilled to share this gift to the #YouthPeaceSecurity community ahead of the 10th anniversary this December! 🎁📚 @yaguerika.bsky.social @hmberents.bsky.social @uwglobalcollege.bsky.social

We're hiring for Academic Support (Marker) positions for the fall term! ✏️📚📓 Full postings available here: www.northstarats.com/University-o...

(1/2) 🌍 Meet Our Human Rights Professors! Our final professor spotlight is on @leclerck.bsky.social. We’re excited to welcome Global College alumna Katrina Leclerc back to campus this fall as a sessional instructor! She will be teaching Concepts and Conventions in Human Rights (HR-2100-001).

On this #InternationalYouthDay, I’m reflecting on what it really means for young peacebuilders to belong in policy spaces. In the #YouthPeaceSecurity agenda, inclusion is often celebrated, but inclusion alone is not belonging. ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-i...

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣 For our upcoming issue on #feministforeignpolicy, @leclerck.bsky.social explores why the Canadian 🇨🇦 government has not delivered on a formal FFP despite its promises to do so. polisky gendersky buff.ly/01CLkVj

A great week at #IPSA2025 in Seoul 🇰🇷 with @shaynewong.bsky.social Glad to have the opportunity to share our most recent chapter on #Youth4Peace in North America, forthcoming in “Fragmented Peace” edited volume signed by #Routledge. @ipsa.org

At #Geneva59, @wpsn-canada.org Chair @leclerck.bsky.social called for real, co-created partnerships—not symbolic ones. Civil society is the engine of the WPS agenda. 📌 Full remarks: lnkd.in/epkjdZ59 #WPS #FeministForeignPolicy #Decolonization #Localization #TrustBasedFunding #WPSNCanada

🌈 Thank you to everyone who joined us for Queering Peace and Security — a powerful Pride Month conversation on inclusion, resistance & justice in #WomenPeaceSecurity and #YouthPeaceSecurity spaces. 📽️ Missed it? Watch the full recording and read the blog recap here: wpsn-canada.org/2025/06/19/q...

🌈 Join us for Queering Peace & Security - a powerful conversation on 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion in peacebuilding & security. Register at bit.ly/QPS-register Confirmation will follow by email. Hosted by: • WCAPS-Canada • @wpsn-canada.org • CCYPS • @interpares.bsky.social • @egalecanada.bsky.social

"Youth Leading Change" has a cover! 📚💫 I’m thrilled that our edited volume now has a home on the #PalgraveMacmillan website and is set for release this September (in time for the 10th Anniversary of #YouthPeaceSecurity 😉). 📗🔗 lnkd.in/g__FDXzV @hmberents.bsky.social @yaguerika.bsky.social

Next in our #WPSAdvice series: From Crisis to Commitment: Why the New Government Must Lead on #WomenPeaceSecurity by WPSN-C chair @leclerck.bsky.social wpsn-canada.org/2025/06/03/w... #WPS #Canada

On Friday, members of our Network joined Ambassadors Arlene B. Tickner and Carlos A. Morales at the Embassy of Colombia in Ottawa. They shared Colombia-Canada experiences on #WomenPeaceSecurity and the implementation of both countries’ National Action Plans. ¡Gracias por la invitación! 🇨🇴🇨🇦

Félicitations aux lauréates du Prix RIRC 2025 ! 🎉 - Katrina Leclerc, U Saint Paul - Reta Meng, U McMaster - Sarah Demedeiros, U Alberta - Rowan Harris, U McMaster Joignez-vous à nous pour un webinaire spécial de l'RIRC! 📅 26 juin 2025, 12h00 - 13h00 HE 🔗 S'inscrire ici : lu.ma/tqclq7z2

Congratulations to the 2025 RIC Engaged Scholarship Award winners! 🎉 - Katrina Leclerc, Saint Paul U ​​- Reta Meng, McMaster U - Sarah Demedeiros, U Alberta - ​​Rowan Harris, McMaster U Join us for a special RIC webinar! 📅 Date: June 26, 2025, 12 PM - 1 PM ET 🔗 Register: lu.ma/tqclq7z2

🎙️ Last week we launched the episode “Why Linking YPS and WPS matters”, in which Agathe Mainaud had an insightful conversation with Katrina Leclerc @leclerck.bsky.social from @canadayps.bsky.social! *Épisode aussi disponible en français! ⭐ Spotify: lnkd.in/eJN8fYet

Et… surprise pour nos amis francophones ! Plongez dans la synergie entre Jeunesse, Paix et Sécurité et Femmes, Paix et Sécurité avec @leclerck.bsky.social de @canadayps.bsky.social et l'animatrice Agathe Mainaud. 🔗 soundcloud.com/user-6790572...

🎙️ New podcast episode! Dive into the synergy between Youth, Peace & Security and Women, Peace & Security with @leclerck.bsky.social @canadayps.bsky.social & host Agathe Mainaud. 🔍Explore young women’s leadership, systemic barriers & emerging peacebuilding themes 🔗 soundcloud.com/user-6790572...

Have you voted, Canada? As-tu voté? #elxn2025

📢Ahead of Canada’s federal election April 28, members of the #WomenPeaceSecurity community have sent an open letter to the leaders of all major political parties calling for the appointment of a WPS Ambassador within 30 days of forming government 🇨🇦 🌍 🔗Read & share bit.ly/letter-wpsa #cdnpoli #Elxn44

Have you checked out our new publication "Catalyst for Change: Youth Leadership in Rights, Diversity, and Social Cohesion Across the Americas"? Here are some of the key insights from chapter 1! Curious to learn more? 🌍🔗 unoy.org/downloads/ca...

2024 was a big year for #YouthPeaceSecurity at the country level! ✌️ Sharing some reflections on the #YPS National Action Plans adopted so far—what they reveal about localization and youth ownership, and why truly inclusive policymaking takes time. Take a read ➡️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/claimi...

Almost there! 🎯 Our edited volume 'Youth Leading Change' is nearly ready for submission to Palgrave! Co-editing this with @yaguerika.bsky.social & @hmberents.bsky.social has been a blast. Out later this year—just in time for the 10th anniversary of UNSCR 2250 on #YPS! #YouthPeaceSecurity

It’s out! 📢 Check out this timely piece by Agnieszka Fal Dutra Santos & Outi Donovan on digitalization + #WPS. I was happy to share some reflections from the drafting process of #Chad’s first NAP on WPS, which is featured in their analysis. Great read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📢 Excited to launch 'Catalyst for Change'—a new UNOY report by the Americas Youth Advocacy Team! It highlights the work of youth leading change in conflict resolution, polarisation, human rights & social cohesion, providing insights & recommendations. 🌍🔗 unoy.org/downloads/ca...

Very pleased that my article on compromise in the institutionalising of youth peace advocacy now has an issue number in Globalizations! Glad to hear it has been of interest and use to people already, I hope it might resonate with others also! It’s Open Access here: doi.org/10.1080/1474...

Today is the final day in office for Canada’s first Ambassador for Women, Peace & Security. WPSN-C members have shared messages of appreciation for Ambassador Jacqueline O’Neill’s leadership & commitment to advancing the WPS agenda. Thank you, Ambassador, for your partnership, openness, & dedication

Hey, just a reminder... invisible disabilities are real and a lot more people are walking around with them (at least one if not multiple) than you realize. If someone's acting differently than you expect or think they should... that might be why. Kindness is free.

#ThrowbackThursday to the WPS Learning Lab hosted by WPSN-C in October as part of the United Nations' WPS Week

In 2021, Shadi Rouhshahbaz & I published a journal article highlighting #youth as producers of knowledge & experts in peace + security. 😊 Now, in 2025, our article is featured in #AnthologyofPeacePraxis, selected as one of the best-written contributions to Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Praxis.

À vos agendas❗ Ne manquez pas notre événement à #CSW69 ce jeudi, le 20 mars! Rejoignez-nous pour le lancement de notre note de synthèse sur les collaborations avec la société civile pour l'agenda #FPS, soutenue par le Fonds canadien d'initiatives locales (CFLI).

"Let me say, as long as I am the President of #ECOSOC, no one is going to struggle to use the word ‘gender.’" @bobbyrae48.bsky.social at PGA & @un-ecosoc.bsky.social joint session on Small Arms & Light Weapons (SALW) & Development Standing up for our values - making Canada proud! @wpsn-canada.org

Delighted to connect w Simmi Dixit, Deputy Director, Stabilization and Peace Support Operations Division (ICS) at GAC,Katrina Leclerc, Chair, Women, Peace & Security Network - Canada and Simone Diouf, African Union - all experts!

Still time to register! ✨ Don't miss out on our #CSW69 event on March 20! Join WPSN-C for the launch of our Briefing Note on Global Civil Society Collaboration for #WPS, supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI)

No better way to recognize #Beijing30 than to witness the strength of Canada’s Indigenous matriarchs on UN stage. Beijing Declaration of Indigenous Women also turns 30 this year. #CSW69 @wpsn-canada.org

The synergies between #WomenPeaceSecurity and #YouthPeaceSecurity are essential to ensuring young women don’t fall through the cracks. These frameworks are mutually reinforcing, with their strengths lying in recognizing their differences—not as threats, but as assets. #CSW69

Day 1 of #CSW69 in New York: Feels surreal to be here in such a tense political moment. The amount of support for Canadians from other delegations, including American solidarity, is heartwarming. United for democracy & gender equality! @wpsn-canada.org

Next up for me at #UNCW69 is a parallel session for Canadian NGO delegates hosted by Senator Marilou McPhedran and CFUW - a short panel featuring me and others - but also a chance to find out what fierce Canadians are here!

As thousands of women + gender equality allies head to New York for #CSW69, I’m reflecting on the growing fragmentation & targeted attacks on women’s rights. This #InternationalWomensDay feels darker than usual, but here’s to collective action & solidarity in the face of chaos.

Are you a Canadian civil society leader attending #CSW69? Join us on Monday, March 10, in New York (or virtually!). We'll be sharing tips & tricks on how to navigate complex multilateral spaces 🇨🇦 #Beijing30 @senmarilou.bsky.social @cfuw-fcfdu.bsky.social @wpsn-canada.org @ngocswny.bsky.social

📢 Exciting event at #CSW69! The WPSN-C is launching a Briefing Note on global civil society collaboration for #WPS, with support from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) 🤝 🔹 March 20, 10:00 to 11:15 AM Ottawa 🔹 Register here: bit.ly/advancing-wps

The WPSN-C has shared an open letter sent to Minister Mélanie Joly by members and allies of the #WPS community. The letter urges Canada 🇨🇦 to:

La semaine dernière, nos membres étaient à #Montréal pour l'évènement du @cerium-udem.bsky.social "25 ans depuis la résolution 1325 de l'ONU sur les femmes, la paix et la sécurité : un nouvel élan est-il possible?" 🌎 🕊️ où @leclerck.bsky.social était invitée 🗣️

💫 C’est parti pour notre conférence sur les 25 ans de l’adoption de la résolution 1325 sur les Femmes, la paix et la sécurité à l’ONU avec @marie-joellez.bsky.social, @leclerck.bsky.social et @smmartinbrule.bsky.social, avec @ldlmontreal.bsky.social à l’animation. Un nouvel élan est-il possible ?

5/ 🌐 The growth of our membership and digital presence, fostering deeper connections across the feminist peacebuilding community. Read our WPSN-C 2024 Year in Review here 🔗 wpsn-canada.org/2024-year-in...

Our #2024 report is out! 🧡✨ A sneak peek of what we did in 2024 👀 1/ 🇨🇦 Our leadership in shaping Canada’s 3rd NAP on WPS, including a comprehensive analysis of its strengths & gaps.

We're tracking the safety of women & girls in global conflicts. This month, we’re spotlighting women in the #DRC facing widespread sexual violence and a lack of food, clean water & medical care. Read more about our monthly WPS Conflict Tracker updates. giwps.georgetown.edu/women-peace-...

Just to remind everyone that Canada took in more than 200 planes and thousands of traumatized Americans on 9/11 when our friend and neighbour was under attack. Planes that could have been bombs. The sense of betrayal is real.